Miner&#39;s safety loading-tool.



/ cl re Uri iTSED Eire ALF iED VICTOR DES IlIOINEAU SPEGIFICATIGN m v a A "i res? tieiiiesi I, 01 SILVERPLUE'IE, CQLOEADO.

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formingpari: of Letters Patent No" 692,6-3'21', dated February 4, 19%2.

Application filed April 16; 1901. Serial 310. 563.0%, (ilc modeli) ninerin preparing blasts, which implements are so combined thattliey may be compactly folded and the tool carriedconveniently in the pocket, The invention consists in the novel consrruction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set fort-ii, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the aceompan ring vrings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in ail iii-e figures. Figure l is a plan view of the compiete tooi. Fig. is a plan View of the tool. Fig. 3 is a plan View of aportion of one section of the "tool. Fig i is a plan View of that more her oi the tool which carries the iuse and cap inserter. The tool virtually consists of two handle members 10 and 11, pivoted tegoriier by a suitable pin 12, and jawsfiO and 11, which jaws form oontiiiuatioos of the handle-sew tions it and ii. i These jaws i0" and El are adapt-ed to close one upon the other and have sliding contact. Each jaw 10" and 11 near its pivotal point is provided. with a cu rved recess 12-3, the recesses being in the inner edges oi said jaws and in registry one with the other. Th inner edge of each jaw Where a feces 13 is made is a cutting edge, and. the

outer face of each jaw 10 and 11 Where a j 5 formed is provided with abeveled s11. 1i. (Sherr in Figs. 1, :3, and 3.; (ii; posing re es in the jaws 10 and ii eeiistimte a fuse-entir, and when a fuse is passed between the said gecesseci portions of the jaws aeii the jaws are clo ed gether the fuse wiii be severet. positive out.

At the outer end of jaw 10 anti 11 opposing recesses i5 are produced, and the inner edges of the opposing recesses 15 are sharpened "to a greater or less extent. The outer faces of the j us 10 and 11 provided with beveled i. urfaees 16 as the recesses 15, and adjacent to the inner end. of each re eess 15 a transverse shoulder 12" is formed upon the'ouier face of each jaw 10 and '11. These opgiosing recesses 15, with their slioniclers 17 act as cap-criinpers and quickly anc'i eii'ectueliy crimp or secure (lie cap to the i'nse 15 and the edges are brought together.

The iHHliElB'SGGlIlOH ii of the tool is to be used also as a fuse aml cap inserter, namely: This handle-section is adapted to drill a lioie in a stick of powder or other explosive, in which the fuse and can areiutrodueeil, To that end the rear extremity 2i. of the handle-section ii is made conicai or peinted, as is shown in i and 2. The hiiidifisection 11 comp es three parts -tiiepartii, (shown ir- Fig; 4-,} with which the jaw 11 ceiinectee, and two parts i) and b which are attached in any suitable or approved manner to the side portions oi the ins-in part b, aii e5 the is b, b, and b being eorresgserzingiy beveio .l oeinteii a3 their inner eniis.

and desire to seen re by Letters erating edges for engaging a fUSGyZUldEiS-fi relative position of said operating edges. Is a miners combination-moi, a pair of opposing jaws each provided with a cutting edge andaerimping edge,in combination with an ivmiieator for showing the relative position of the .Qpposing jaws with regard to each other siibstaniially as described.

when the cap is passed between the recesses Having" e -hos descr bed my invention,

to shear pass the other and-province with. op

with idle indicating" edges for exhibiting the 4. In e miners combinatioir-tooi, a pair of opposing twin jaws each provided with 2; cutifiier edge ami a crimping etigze, and provided also with transverse shoulder located efijato erimping ege, said jaws being free to slide upon each. other with a shearing motion anti so arranged that the relative p0- eiiion of the opposin erimping edges will be i e ted by the relative position of the opposisveree sheui-Jere, we means for eq'ew d ja s, eubsientieiiy es deeerihefi i. inere eefety loading-iiooLcemprisieg n21 members connected by pivot, her being provided with a jaw rerem pivot eeeh jew being free @316 other, and proviiieii wih e and with crimping edge, said edges being formed upon the same surface of the jaw'emi in. elinemeniwith the pivot.

6. A miners safetyloading-tool,comprising pair of twin members connected by a, pivot, each member being provided with a jaw m- (iizibieg' from said pivot, each jaw being free to shear past the other, and provided with a cutting edge, a crimping edge and an idle indieating edge for showing the relative position of the jaws.

testimony whereof I have signed my to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALI-111D VICTOR DES MOINEAUX.

Wiinesees:

A, 33. CLARK, (1 LYON. 

